"Jonno" wrote in message
u...
Had much rain?

had a cool, rainy period just before xmas - it must have helped, by the
looks of things! & clearly they've been having sex amongst themselves ;-)

They love rain compost, chicken manure, a hot spot and
lots of sex (fertilising of flowers). Dont let the mdry out too much...
Also the more I garden, the more I realise its a co dependent eco system.
To get the birds and the bees to co operate and make them all happy, to
attract bees and plant the right things so they have food. Its about food
really... Our food and their food, and survival.

i agree - & i do think we have more bugs than last year.

when i go to my neighbours' place, it's like a dead zone in terms of birds
and bugs, whereas our place is quite noisy & busy with them. these are
people who give us horse poo, grass clippings, dead leaves & whatnot,
because they apparently Don't Approve of such things (& aren't gardeners
anyway). it boggles my mind, but there you are. if i were not a gardener,
i'd still leave clippings & leaves on the grass & things like that. oh well.
:-) i'm certain they find _us_ to be mind-boggling in many ways, too. g
kylie